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Re: [wccusdtalk] Re: Thank you from a Grateful Parent,but the fight isn't over

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Marsha Williamson

Dear Sharon, I sincerely share your views and salute you for bringing home the message that there is no free ride. Thank you to you, and all the other

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, Jun 10, 2004

Dear Sharon,
I sincerely share your views and salute you for bringing home the
message
that there is no free ride. "Thank you" to you, and all the other
parents in this district who truly support public education and have
made tremendous efforts and sacrifices to improve our schools.
Marsha Williamson

"Sharon J." wrote:

> I would vote for a parcel tax each and every year because I think the
>
> school my son attends is excellent (Harding Elementary). I love the
> parents I've met. The teachers are superb, the students are trying
> really hard, and the threat of budget cuts have brought a lot of
> people into the fold that have never been active before.
>
> Our kindergarten registrations are up, test scores are up, and we have
>
> more people than ever at our PTA meetings.
>
> Combining all parcel taxes and bond taxes still costs me a fraction of
>
> what a private school would so I'm not going to sit around
> complaining.
>
> A happy parent.
>
>
>
> --- In wccusdtalk@yahoogroups.com, "Kevin Rivard" <kfrivard@h...>
> wrote:
> > Good luck Marsha on plugging the dark holes. The district did not
> even give
> > out Title One projections so site councils could make budgets for
> next year.
> > We will be starting out the year without basic supplies again.
> >
> > Site Councils are over until next year. If any money is released
> over the
> > summer it will be up to the Principal and site staff to do something
>
> with it
> > unless emergency meetings are called and the people on site councils
>
> can be
> > found to have the meetings.
> >
> > The dark holes grow very big and those of us who have been around
> know money
> > will be lost.
> >
> > But what the heck there is always November for another parcel tax or
>
> > building bond measure.
> >
> > If you all listened carefully at the last board meeting the state
> subsidy
> > for class size reduction (CSR)has started to dry up. After the
> guaranteed
> > 2004-05 school year for CSR how much more parcel tax will this
> community be
> > willing to fork over to keep CSR and remember in 2005-06 schools
> will be
> > closing, how much money are you going to fork over to keep them
> open.
> >
> > Remember the last straw, Lifetime Mediacal benefits which are going
> to raise
> > another 2 to 4 million dollars by 2005-06. So look forward to
> another $8
> > million dollar parcel tax this November or again next March or June
> or maybe
> > a surprise September vote.
> >
> > The district did not tell you the whole truth on how bankrupt they
> truly are
> > but until they come up with the complete details of what they need
> to stay
> > afloat you can bet this nickel and dime taxing will continue and
> they're
> > tactics of scaring the kids and parents will continue. In the mean
> time give
> > up another latte a day and start putting that savings in the piggy
> bank for
> > the next parcel tax.
> >
> > Kevin
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: Marsha Williamson <mswilliamson@l...>
> > >Reply-To: wccusdtalk@yahoogroups.com
> > >To: wccusdtalk@yahoogroups.com
> > >Subject: Re: [wccusdtalk] Thank you from a Grateful Parent, but the
>
> fight
> > >isn't over
> > >Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2004 11:06:46 -0700
> > >
> > >To all concerned about the reallocation of donations to various
> > >post-Meas J funds:
> > >There was a list of donors and designated receiving schools (in the
>
> > >event of Meas B passage) in the board packet for the first June
> School
> > >Board Meeting. This may not be a complete list, but it would be a
> > >starting place to make sure the money from these donations gets
> > >reallocated to the sites and is under local control of principals,
> site
> > >councils and parent/community organizations at these sites. It is
> > >especially important to make sure this accounting transfer takes
> place
> > >before the end of the fiscal year. Money tends to be swallowed up
> in
> > >black holes when summers pass.
> > >Marsha Williamson
> > >
> > >Hallie Friedman wrote:
> > >
> > > > Thank you to everyone who worked so hard to pass both B & D.
> Not
> > > > only did they pass, but the voter turnout for this first time
> mail
> > > > in ballot was almost the same as the turn out for the last
> election.
> > > > I am also very aware how difficult a vote this was for those who
>
> > > > feel strongly that the school board and administration have
> > > > squandered our resources in the past.I especially thank them for
>
> > > > putting their aside their anger at the Board to vote Yes and
> support
> > > > the children. I hope that the Board and Administration recognize
>
> > > > that the passage of this vote is not a vote of confidence in
> their
> > > > abilities, but a vote in support of the needs of our children.
> The
> > > > Board and Administration have a long way to go to instill
> confidence
> > > > and they can do that by proper accountability and administration
> of
> > > > the Measure B funds, along with providing a full accounting for
> the
> > > > monies that were raised from families, foundations, individuals
> to
> > > > support the programs after the defeat of J. I do hope that the
> Board
> > > > follows through and the monies designated for individual schools
>
> > > > does in fact finds its way there and that the undesignated funds
> are
> > > > equitably distributed. I know I will be asking for a full
> accounting
> > > > and if I do not get it, I will ask that my contribution be
> returned
> > > > so that I may personally give it to the school of my choice.
> Thank
> > > > you all again, Hallie Friedman
> > > >
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